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The Kappa In Japanese Folklore

Kappas are legendary creatures that inhabit the rivers and waterways of Japan. They have beaked noses, shells on their back and a depression on their heads that holds water. Kappa are mischievous troublemakers. Their pranks range from the relatively innocent, such as loudly passing gas or looking up women's kimonos, to the more troublesome such as drowning swimmers and eating children. They feed on their victims by sucking their liver though their anus. They love cucumbers and if you write your name on a cucumber and throw it in the river, the kappa may be appeased by your gift and allow you to swim in peace.

May 16, 2008

Ivy's Home!

I can't express enough gratitude for all your comments. I told Ivy she was famous, that people all over the world were wishing her luck and hoping she felt better soon. She thought perhaps since she's so well-known now, maybe there'd be a movie about her. "At the theatre, on television and on DVD."

She's doing well, she isn't even taking any pain medication--she was refusing it at the hospital because she hated the taste so they figured they'd see how she tolerated things and she's been fine. The hardest part is getting her to slow down--she wanted to check out the new library and have her celebratory dinner out tonight, halfway through dinner we had to pack things up because her stomach started to hurt. She's a little unsteady walking around but that's to be expected. And she's very, very happy to be home.